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Can Child Support Laws Work Against Parents?

The case of Douglas Miller is one many parents can relate to. Miller always worked hard to ensure he could make child support payments for his daughter. But when he was unexpectedly laid off as a ...
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Can the Court Order Timesharing for a Disabled Adult Child?

Once a disabled child becomes an adult can the court order additional timesharing? Under Florida child custody laws, the court does not have jurisdiction to order timesharing once a child becomes 18 ...
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Is Divorce Bad for Your Child's Health?

Information on the potential psychological damages that divorce can have on young children is far from scarce. However, recent studies have revealed shocking and disconcerting results concerning a ...
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Can Your Ex Remove Money From the Custodial Bank Account?

Custodial accounts are created as a way to give money to children after a divorce without having to include a trust under their name. While many wealthy families will establish a trust fund, it is ...
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Divorce Conversations: How to Come to an Agreement on Custody

Going through a divorce is a difficult situation for any person, especially when it comes to deciding on a child custody arrangement. It is likely that both parents want their kids to be with them, ...
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Helpful Hints on Co-Parenting After a Divorce

Let’s face it, a divorce is hard as it is; adding children into the equation can make things even harder. You want to be happy yourself, you want to make sure your children are as happy as ...
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Second Divorces Can be Costly

Divorces can be an experience that is hard and painful, but healing happens in time. For many however, the second round of divorces is showing that it may be financially a lot more difficult than the ...
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Are You Required to Pay Child Support After They Turn 18?

When a couple is divorced and child support is involved it can raise a lot of questions. A common question is whether or not the adults are required to keep making payments after their child turns 18 ...
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Hiding Money from Your Spouse is now a lot Harder

Thinking of hiding some money from your spouse when you create your divorce agreements ? Well, think again. The Wall Street Journal says that it is getting nearly impossible for spouses to hide their ...
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Protect Yourself by Documenting Child Support Payments

Getting divorced is never easy, especially when children are involved. Figuring out how much child support to pay, how to pay it and for how long can be stressful for both parties. In the most extreme ...
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Texan Lawmakers Pass New Law to Address Paternity Disputes

Texan lawmakers have decided to address paternity-related conflicts in the state by passing Senate Bill 785. Before the bill was passed, men could only request a paternity test before they had been ...
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Upgrades to be Made to Florida Child Support System

Upgrades to a government software system left tens of thousands without the funds they needed this month. Government representatives were quick to respond that the delayed checks would be mailed out ...
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New Bill to Impact Politicians Owing Child Support

A new bill in Illinois came about after one politician caused quite a stir. The U.S. representative was able to run for office even though he owes thousands in child support payments. The new bill ...
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Child Support after Divorce

Are you in the process of getting divorced and have children with your spouse? If so, you have more to worry about than hurt feelings and property division. When it comes to children, you will need to ...
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Military Divorce and Child Custody & Support Cases

Although a civilian divorce and a military divorce are often similar in procedure, the process can become seriously complicated when children are involved in both cases. As with any child custody ...
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Financial Support for Children

After most divorces involving children, it is typical for both parents to want to remain involved in their children's lives regardless of who retains primary custody. However, the ability to ...
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Benefits of Child Support Mediation

Did you know that there is an alternative to fighting over child support in court? Rather than spending hours and a great deal of money on your case, you can visit a child support mediation ...
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Changing Child Support Orders

Although changing a child support order can be difficult and time-consuming, it is possible under the right circumstances. No matter what state you reside in, child support orders are determined based ...
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Child Support isn't always Straight Forward

If you have a child with someone, in most cases you will be eligible to receive child support. However, there are a few instances that may make it difficult to obtain support immediately that will ...
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Protecting Your Kids during Divorce

When you have decided to get a divorce, there is an enormous amount of planning that must be done to ensure a smooth, calm and quick divorce. If children are involved in your divorce, it is important ...
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Divorce and Tax Ramifications

When you are contemplating divorce it is imperative to understand the tax ramifications of your decision. To begin, you may opt to ask for or pay out alimony. This means that you will get or pay ...
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Paying Support for a Child that is Not Yours?

What happens when you have been faithfully paying child support for years only to learn that the child is not yours? This is a difficult situation but, with the help of a Jacksonville family law ...
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Requesting Child Support Modification

In the state of Florida, when a child support order is issued by the court, the amount of support that is to be paid is based upon 1) the needs of the child and 2) the income of both parents. Often ...
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How are Child Support Awards Determined?

In the state of Florida, a child support order tells a parent exactly what he or she must do to support his or her child. The amount of the child support order that is awarded will always be based ...
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Penalties for Child Support Contempt

In the state of Florida, if a non-custodial fails to meet his/her child support obligations, he/she can face numerous consequences. This is due to the fact that the state has strict enforcement laws ...
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